Soil and Water Conservation (10.902)
Program
10.902 Soil and Water Conservation
Federal Agency
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Authorization
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, as amended, Public Law 74-46, 16 U.S.C. 590 a-f.
Program Number
10.902
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To help people conserve, improve, and sustain our natural resources and environment.
Types of Assistance
Advisory Services and Counseling.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Technical assistance to the general public in planning and applying natural resource conservation practices, systems, and treatment; and furnishing technical natural resource conservation information to State and local governments.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Land users, Land owners, Community organizations State governments and local governments. Resource assistance needed is usually reviewed with the conservation district governing body. Individuals and groups may become cooperators with local conservation districts to which application for assistance is directed. Applicants are also eligible in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Western Pacific U.S. Trust Territories.
Beneficiary Eligibility
General public, State governments, and local governments.
Credentials/Documentation
None.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Contact the local Natural Resources Conservation Service office in nearly all counties. Preapplication coordination of this program is not required. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedure
Not applicable.
Deadlines
None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Not applicable.
Renewals
Not applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Not applicable.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Not applicable.
Audits
Not applicable.
Records
Not applicable.
Program Accomplishments
NRCS provided conservation technical assistance to nearly 3 million customers, in fiscal year 2000. Of the customers assisted, over 347,000 were members of minority groups. As a result of these conservation planning services, a total of 10.2 million acres of cropland and 10.8 million acres of grazing land were treated to the resource management system level (sustainable management). On 4.2 million acres of cropland that had been eroding at excessive rates, NRCS technical assistance enabled farmers to reduce erosion to the tolerable rate or less, thus preserving the productive capacity of the soil. Overall, NRCS provided conservation planning assistance on more than 34 million acres of land in all uses and application assistance on more than 29 million acres.
Financial Information
Account Identification
12-1000-0-1-302.
Obligations
(Salaries and expenses) FY 02 $702,490,770; FY 03 est $723,182,573; and FY 04 est $723,182,573.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Not applicable.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
"Conquest of the Land," AIB99; "Soil Erosion by Water," AIB513; "Assistance Available from the Natural Resources Conservation Service," AIB345; "Controlling Erosion on Construction Sites," AIB347; "Community Improvement Through Resource Conservation and Development," PA1077; "Save Soil Systematically," PA1366. "List of Published Soil Surveys;" "Going Wild with Natural resource Conservation," PA1363; "Conversation Planning-You and Your Land," PA 1376, "Farming and Maintaining Terraces," LN570.
Related Programs
10.054, Emergency Conservation Program; 10.500, Cooperative Extension Service; 10.901, Resource Conservation and Development; 10.903, Soil Survey; 10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention; 10.905, Plant Materials for Conservation; 10.906, Watershed Surveys and Planning; 10.907, Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting; 10.910, Rural Abandoned Mine Program.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
State and local Natural Resources Conservation Service offices (see Appendix IV of the Catalog).
Headquarters Office
Jose Acevedo, Deputy Chief for Natural Resources Conservation Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 720-4527. Use the same number for FTS.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not applicable.
